Trump Crushed His Louisiana Flood Relief Effort, Handed Out Plenty of Play-Doh
Play-Doh! Miss that shit. No joke if I were a victim of relentless flooding I’d be wildly excited when the Donald showed up with Play-Doh. Your TV? Gone. Your home? Gone. Your ability to chase down Pokemans? Gone. So would you rather have food and water or would you rather have endless entertainment? Easy. I’d rather be starving and entertained than full and bored. Not even close.
The Don — rocking his super relatable khakis, sport coat and Make America Great Again hat — handed out more than just Play-Doh.
And here’s an obligatory PMT meme (except from a real person that really meant it).
Disaster relief has always been a tough issue to balance for politicians. When they don’t show up, they’re accused of not giving a shit. When they do show up, they’re accused of diverting resources and fishing for photo ops. Who can forget George W’s infamous Katrina photo?
He got publicly lambasted for this, flying right over New Orleans on his way home from a Texas vacation. Obama, then a 2008 presidential candidate, called Dubya “a president who only saw people from the window of an airplane instead of down here on the ground, trying to provide comfort and aid.” A bit ironic, as Barry’s been on vacation golfing for most of this Louisiana crisis. I don’t really care whether politicians are on the ground passing out boxes of Play-Doh or not; I do care when they’re hypocritical about it.
Additionally, in an interview with Jeanine Pirro, the Donald pointed out how the flooding is obviously Obama’s fault:
This is why we all love politics — a natural disaster ruining tens of thousands of people’s lives while all parties focus on how best to politicize it. The pure beauty of politics.
The flooding has killed 13 people and damaged 60,000 homes. I’ll close with the stunning images from southern Louisiana.
